Pamukkale, Denizli
St. Sophia, Istanbul
Ephesus
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(8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS)
DAY 1 :
ARRIVAL IN ISTANBUL
Meet and assist at the airport and transfer to the
hotel for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2
: I S T A N
B U L
Full day city tour including Hippodrome, Blue
Mosque, St.
Sophia, Topkapi
Palace and Grand Bazaar.
Dinner and overnight in
Istanbul.
DAY 3 : ISTANBUL
/ BURSA
Breakfast and departure for Bursa. Visit the Green Mosque, Green Mausoleum, Old Silk Market and
Grand Mosque. Dinner and overnight in Bursa.
DAY 4 :
BURSA / PAMUKKALE
Early breakfast and drive to Pamukkale. Visit the ruins of
Hierapolis and the calcium terraces with hot water pools.
Dinner and overnight at a thermal hotel in Pamukkale.
DAY 5 :
PAMUKKALE / EPHESUS / KUSADASI
Departure for Ephesus and visit the ruins of this
ancient city. Continue the tour with the last Home of Virgin Mary and Basilica of
St. John. Dinner and overnight
in Kusadasi which is a lovely summer resort town nearby
Ephesus.
DAY 6 :
KUSADASI / IZMIR / AYVALIK
Breakfast and departure for Izmir to see
the third biggest city of Turkey with its Old Bazaar and Mt. Pagus for the
lovely view of the bay of Izmir. Continue to Ayvalik and visit the hill
where the footprint of the Devil is believed to be. Dinner and overnight
in Ayvalik.
DAY 7 : AYVALIK
/ TROY / ISTANBUL
Start the day with the visit to Troy, the city in Homer's Iliad. Continue to
Istanbul by crossing the Dardanelles and following the sea shore of the
Sea of Marmara. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 8 : D
E P A R T U R E
Breakfast and transfer to the airport.
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